Communications and Technology Transparency Act of 2026

(a) In general. Section 2(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(c)) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4);

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;

(3) by amending paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) to read as follows:

; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

(b) Conforming amendments. The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended—

(1) in section 2, by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) each place it appears and inserting paragraphs (1) through (3); and

(2) in section 9—

(A) by striking paragraph (6) (as redesignated by section 2);

(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) (as added by section 2) as paragraph (6); and

(C) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11), respectively.

(c) Rule of construction

(1) In general. The amendments made by this section may not be construed to affect the inclusion, on the covered list, of any information and communications technology or service included on the covered list before the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Definitions. In this subsection:

(A) Covered list. The term covered list means the list published under section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(a)).

(B) Information and communications technology or services. The term information and communications technology or services has the meaning given such term in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608), as amended by this Act.